Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 21 September 2026 to question 29230 on Hinchingbrooke Hospital, what the conditions are requiring completion in order to be eligible for final approval.

The renal dialysis service will remain at Hinchingbrooke Hospital while the integrated care board, the trust, and NHS England continue work to ensure the service meets expected local demand. Discussions are taking place locally on the future provisions of the service. When there is new information available, the Hon. Member will be updated in the normal way.

Further to the answer provided on 21 September in response to Question 29230, the business case for land purchase was approved with conditions which the trust is working through ahead of final purchase. These conditions are of a technical nature relating to commercial and legal requirements, and again, when there are further details to provide, the Hon. Member will be updated.